Libratone Zipp & Zipp Mini portable speakers review
There's plenty of choices when it comes to portable wireless Bluetooth speakers, so to stand out, you need to do something different. The Libratone Zipp speakers are certainly unique Full written review: http://erinlyyc.com/2018/04/14/libratone-zipp-zipp-mini-portable-wireless-speakers-review/ Follow Erin on Twitter & Instagram: @ErinLYYC . The pill shaped speakers are wrapped in a chic fabric wrap complete with the eponymous zipper. The speakers come in two sizes, the large Zipp and more compact Zipp Mini. I had a chance to spend a few weeks with the apir and here’s ewhat I found. The Zipp lineup are very portable, and they're built to put out 360 degrees of sound. The round, pill-style cylindrical speaker is designed to fill all corners of your room. You can pair two Zipp speakers, and up to six for even more audio power. You can connect to the speakers using your smartphone or tablet, or go hands-free by connecting your Spotify account. It's also possible to connect your Amazon Echo, or Dot using the aux cable or by pairing wirelessly it so you can get top quality sound with the power of digital assistant Alexa. And...you can Airplay from Apple devices. The speakers have a range of different colour zip-on, zip-off covers available so you can match it to your room or style. The Zipp is a 60 watt speaker. If you want more specs head to TGC and check out the details. It's possible to set these speakers up in two ways; using Bluetooth or Wi-Fi. These set up in minutes. The Libratone Zipp and Zipp Mini can be easily paired together for stereo sound or to create a bigger soundscape, or multiroom audio. Connecting two Zipp speakers or a Zipp and a Zipp Mini works like a dream. Tap the SoundSpace Link icon (It's a small circle with zigzag lines in it on the touchpad) on speaker 1 to start the Link setup process. When it starts to flash or 'breathe', push the same button on the other speaker. Give them a moment to connect, and boom! You're ready. Again, this process was easy to do and worked for me the first time I tried it, though sometimes it would take up to 10 seconds to connect and resume playing. The light up disc on the speaker has some handy touch functions if you don't want to use your phone or the app: Play stored radio stations by repeatedly pressing the heart icon. Press the soundspace link icon to connect multiple speakers. When speaker is turned on tap the power button/touch pad to see battery level. and To turn volume up and down slide your finger clockwise or counterclockwise around the touchpad. To mute momentarily, place your hand over the touch interface. These speakers are big and weighty and have a substantial sound to them. They sound good and clear and definitely have enough power to fill our room; particularly the full-size Zipp. The bass is really good too, coming across as true and resonant. It will definitely vibrate the table or whatever surface it's on, so watch your drinks! At just 50% volume the Zipp was absolutely filling my room, so you should be able to get a lot of power in a much larger space from these speakers. Even with them on in the next room, the sound cuts through the house, and sounds beautiful, not like I'm just blaring music. Overall I love the looks of these speakers. They're fun, vibrant and customizeable. The sound quality is very good and they're easy to use and set up. If I noticed any major issues it's that the touch controls can be a touch non-responsive and sometimes took two taps to connect to instead of just one. Similarly there was a lag when changing songs on the phone; it took about 3-5 seconds for the tap on the app to register on the speaker. I also wasn’t able to get Alexa connectivity working which is supposed to be one of the features.. But it didn't ruin my experience with the Zipp and Zipp Mini. Overall, I think these are great speakers and I don't have any problem recommending them when you want a speaker that sounds great like, say, a Sonos, but you want a bit more character in the wrapping. Libratone Zipp and Zipp Mini sell for $329CAD and $399 respectively, from Libratone's website
There's plenty of choices when it comes to portable wireless Bluetooth speakers, so to stand out, you need to do something different. The Libratone Zipp speakers are certainly unique Full written review: http://erinlyyc.com/2018/04/14/libratone-zipp-zipp-mini-portable-wireless-speakers-review/ Follow Erin on Twitter & Instagram: @ErinLYYC . The pill shaped speakers are wrapped in a chic fabric wrap complete with the eponymous zipper. The speakers come in two sizes, the large Zipp and more compact Zipp Mini. I had a chance to spend a few weeks with the apir and here’s ewhat I found. The Zipp lineup are very portable, and they're built to put out 360 degrees of sound. The round, pill-style cylindrical speaker is designed to fill all corners of your room. You can pair two Zipp speakers, and up to six for even more audio power. You can connect to the speakers using your smartphone or tablet, or go hands-free by connecting your Spotify account. It's also possible to connect your Amazon Echo, or Dot using the aux cable or by pairing wirelessly it so you can get top quality sound with the power of digital assistant Alexa. And...you can Airplay from Apple devices. The speakers have a range of different colour zip-on, zip-off covers available so you can match it to your room or style. The Zipp is a 60 watt speaker. If you want more specs head to TGC and check out the details. It's possible to set these speakers up in two ways; using Bluetooth or Wi-Fi. These set up in minutes. The Libratone Zipp and Zipp Mini can be easily paired together for stereo sound or to create a bigger soundscape, or multiroom audio. Connecting two Zipp speakers or a Zipp and a Zipp Mini works like a dream. Tap the SoundSpace Link icon (It's a small circle with zigzag lines in it on the touchpad) on speaker 1 to start the Link setup process. When it starts to flash or 'breathe', push the same button on the other speaker. Give them a moment to connect, and boom! You're ready. Again, this process was easy to do and worked for me the first time I tried it, though sometimes it would take up to 10 seconds to connect and resume playing. The light up disc on the speaker has some handy touch functions if you don't want to use your phone or the app: Play stored radio stations by repeatedly pressing the heart icon. Press the soundspace link icon to connect multiple speakers. When speaker is turned on tap the power button/touch pad to see battery level. and To turn volume up and down slide your finger clockwise or counterclockwise around the touchpad. To mute momentarily, place your hand over the touch interface. These speakers are big and weighty and have a substantial sound to them. They sound good and clear and definitely have enough power to fill our room; particularly the full-size Zipp. The bass is really good too, coming across as true and resonant. It will definitely vibrate the table or whatever surface it's on, so watch your drinks! At just 50% volume the Zipp was absolutely filling my room, so you should be able to get a lot of power in a much larger space from these speakers. Even with them on in the next room, the sound cuts through the house, and sounds beautiful, not like I'm just blaring music. Overall I love the looks of these speakers. They're fun, vibrant and customizeable. The sound quality is very good and they're easy to use and set up. If I noticed any major issues it's that the touch controls can be a touch non-responsive and sometimes took two taps to connect to instead of just one. Similarly there was a lag when changing songs on the phone; it took about 3-5 seconds for the tap on the app to register on the speaker. I also wasn’t able to get Alexa connectivity working which is supposed to be one of the features.. But it didn't ruin my experience with the Zipp and Zipp Mini. Overall, I think these are great speakers and I don't have any problem recommending them when you want a speaker that sounds great like, say, a Sonos, but you want a bit more character in the wrapping. Libratone Zipp and Zipp Mini sell for $329CAD and $399 respectively, from Libratone's website